NEW ITEMS FOR DEC-FEB 2024
Included are items from Burma (Myanmar), Tibet, China, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lebanon, Yemen, Nigeria & the Swahili Coast.
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Nine Matched, Descending Bronze Burmese Buddhist Disciple Monk Images
North-eastern Burma (Myanmar) 18th century
height: 12.1cm, 13.4cm, 14cm, 15.1cm, 16.5cm, 18.2cm, 21.6cm, 25.6cm and 30.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Early Javanese Gold Lotus-Form Cord Weight or Gold Ear Ornament
Central Java, Indonesia 8th-9th century
length: 2.5cm, width: 2cm, depth: 2cm, weight: 11g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Tom White MBE, a former UK diplomat who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s & 1970s.
Six Extremely Fine Silver Beads with Filigree, probably by Yusuf Salih
Sanaa, Yemen early 20th century
length (of conical bead): 8.9cm, combined weight: 187g
Provenance
private collection, UK; from a collection collected in Yemen and Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Unusually Fine & Large Pair of Burmese Silver Beakers
Burma (Myanmar) circa 1880
height: 16.2cm, diameter: 9.7cm, combined weight: 675g
Provenance
UK art market
Thai Courtly Gold Pendant or Brooch set with Rubies
Bangkok, Thailand 19th century
length: 4.7cm, width: 3.5cm, weight: 10g
Provenance
private collection
Vietnamese Ceremonial Trident (Dinh-ba)
Vietnam Nguyen Dynasty, 19th century
length: 46.3cm, width: 23.8cm, weight: 571g
Provenance
French art market
Dutch Colonial Batavian or Indian Silver Filigree Box
Dutch East Indies (Batavia) or India 18th century
height: 4.6cm, width: 9.5cm, depth: 6.5cm weight: 209g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Pair of Ibeji Siblings (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 30cm and 26.8cm, combined weight: 562g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusually Large & Fine Pair of Yao Large Silver Ear Ornaments
Im Mien or Dao/Yao People, Laos/Northern Thailand/Southern China late 19th century-early 20th century
length: approximately 15.6cm, width: approximately 9.3cm, combined weight: 296g
Provenance
French art market
Silver Yao Celestial Headdress & Matched Pin
Kim Mun Lantien Sha of the Dao/Yao People, Laos/Northern Thailand/Southern China early 20th century
diameter of disc: 16.4cm, length of hair pin: 22.1cm, overall weight: 234g
Provenance
French art market
Kashmir Enamelled Brass Box
Kashmir, Northern India circa 1880
height: approximately 36.5cm, width: 15cm, depth: 14.5cm, weight: 1,877g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Buddhist Bone, Turquoise & Coral Rosary Beads ( or Sin-‘phen)
Tibet 19th century
diameter of bone beads: approximately 0.9cm, circumference: 61cm, weight: 101g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Tibetan Buddhist Rudraksha Seed Bead Rosary ( or Sin-‘phen) with Japanese Ojimie Brass Demon Bead
Tibet 18th-19th century
width of rudraksha beads: approximately 1cm, circumference: approximately 98cm, weight: 110g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Cambodian Silver Censor
Cambodia circa 1920
height: 11cm, outer diameter: 11cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Swahili Coast Silver & Gold Pendant & Necklace
Lamu, (Kenya), Swahili Coast, East Africa 19th century
width of pendant: 13cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Pair of Ibeji Siblings (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria 19th century
height: 30.2cm and 28.9cm, combined weight: 579g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Large, Circular, Carved Wooden Divination Board (Opon Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
diameter: (uneven) approximately 53cm, weight: 3,196g
Provenance
UK art market
Indian Kutch Chased Silver Arabian-style Coffee Pot
Kutch, India circa 1870
height: 22.8cm, weight: 641g
Provenance
from an important, private UK collection.
Tibetan Gilded Copper Alloy Image of the 7th Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso
Tibet 18th century
height: 11.4cm, width: 8.2cm, depth: 5.6cm, weight: 545g
Provenance
UK art market
Spanish Colonial Silver Holy Water Stoup or Aspersorium (Acetre)
Spanish Colonial Peru or Mexico 18th century
height (from the ring of the handle to the base): 23.5cm, width: approximately 11cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Chased & Engraved Silver Lebanese Druze or Maronite Woman’s Headdress (Tantur)
Druze & Maronite communities, Chouf region, Lebanon circa 18th century
height: 28.2cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 138g
Provenance
UK art market
Early Indian or Srivijaya Bronze Standing Avalokiteshvara
Northern India & Sumatra 8th-9th century
height: 20.2cm, width: 9cm, depth: 4cm, weight: 692g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Selected, Fine Items from Previous Catalogues
Napoleonic Memorabilia: Rare Napoleon’s St Helena Tomb depicted on a Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Snuff Box with Silver Mounts
Canton, China circa 1820
diameter: 9.2cm, thickness: 3cm, weight: 277g
Provenance
UK art market
Superb Indonesian Bugis Gold Bracelet
Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia circa 1920
external diameter: 7.7cm, internal diameter: 6.5cm, weight: 112g
Provenance
private collection, US
Rare Indian Lucknow Enamelled Silver & Leather Hookah Base
Lucknow, India 18th century
height: 20.2cm, diameter of base: 14.8cm, weight: 611g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare, Inscribed, Shaivite 22-Spout Water Vessel or Lota
South India 18th-19th century
height: approximately 27.5cm, width: approximately 33cm, weight: 2,503g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Impressive Pair of Nepalese Hanging Incense Burners
Nepal & Tibet 19th century
height of incence burners (without the chains): 38cm, width (between handles): 27cm, combined weight: 4,947g
Provenance
UK art market
Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales
China Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century
height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g
Provenance
private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.
Fine Indian Embroidered Phulkari Textile
Western Punjab, India circa 1900
length: 237cm, width: 116cm
Provenance
UK art market
Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle
Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) 18th-19th century
length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.
Bronze Image of Shiva as Nataraja, Lord of Dance
South India circa 15th century
height: 19.4cm, width: 15.5cm, depth: 10cm, weight: 775g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay-Thai Gold Bracelet with Diamonds, Rubies & Emeralds (Rantai Tangan)
Malay People, Patani, Southern Thailand 19th century
circumference: 16.8cm, width: 1.2cm, weight: 18g
Provenance
private collection